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甕中捉鱉. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
甕中捉鱉, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
甕中捉鱉 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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earthen jar; urn
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middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
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to clutch; to grab; to capture
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turtle
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| trad. (甕中捉鱉)
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甕
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中
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捉
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鱉
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| simp. (瓮中捉鳖)
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瓮
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中
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捉
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鳖
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| Literally: “to catch a soft-shell turtle in an urn”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
甕中捉鱉
- to catch or arrest a target already within one's grasp (and cannot escape)